To determine whether the intestine that is adjacent to mesenteric fat may be another significant local source of CRP in CD, we compared intestinal (small intestine and colon) and adipose tissue CRP ...

The results showed significant differences primarily in T-lymphocyte populations in specific anatomical compartments, suggesting a role for NPP7 in the homeostasis of intestinal immunity. The middle 4 ...

Here’s what you should know. When you have short bowel syndrome, a large part of your small intestine is either removed or damaged and doesn’t work. The small intestine is the part of your ...

Small bowel obstruction is a partial or complete ... is a medical emergency and requires immediate surgical intervention. Mesenteric ischemia is when blood flow to your intestines is interrupted.

The small intestine has been implicated in gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloating, but the role of small-intestinal microbiota, their microbial products, and their ...

Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and transfer ...

those with colon in continuity with their small intestine and those without colon. The colon becomes an important digestive organ in patients with short bowel syndrome -- it absorbs fluid ...

If there is associated diarrhoea, then small-bowel biopsy samples will be taken anyway and may detect this. Where giardiasis is suspected, stool should be sent for ELISA, even if histology of duodenal ...